AMD EPYC 9684X vs Opteron 6168
We compared two server CPUs: AMD EPYC 9684X with 96 cores 2.55GHz and Opteron 6168 with 12 cores 1.9GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
AMD EPYC 9684X 's Advantages
Released 13 years and 3 months late
Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 3)
Newer PCIe version (5 vs 2)
Higher base frequency (2.55GHz vs 1.9GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (1152MB vs 12MB)
More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 45nm)
Opteron 6168 's Advantages
Lower TDP (115W vs 400W)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD EPYC 9684X
+770%
2097
Opteron 6168
241
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD EPYC 9684X
+1386%
21077
Opteron 6168
1418
General Parameters
Jun 2023
Release Date
Mar 2010
AMD
Manufacturer
AMD
Server
Type
Server
Genoa-X
Core Architecture
Magny-Cours
AMD Socket SP5
Socket
AMD Socket G34
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
EPYC (Zen 4 (Genoa))
Generation
Opteron (Magny-Cours)
Package
135.24 billions
Transistor Count
1.8 billions
5 nm
Manufacturing Process
45 nm
400 W
Power Consumption
115 W
-
Peak Operating Temperature
69 °C
TSMC
Foundry
-
12x72 mm²
Die Size
346 mm²
6 nm
I/O Process Size
-
397 mm²
I/O Die Size
-
CPU Performance
2.55 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
1.9 GHz
3.7 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
0
96
Total Core Count
12
192
Total Thread Count
12
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
200 MHz
25.5
Multiplier
9.5
64 K per core
L1 Cache
768 K shared
1 MB per core
L2 Cache
6 MB per core
1152 MB shared
L3 Cache
12 MB
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
2
SMP
2
Memory Parameters
DDR5-4800
Memory Types
DDR3
12
Max Memory Channels
460.8 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
-
Yes
ECC Memory Support
No
